1944 december 26

Dec. 26, 1944

Tuesday 2000

My Dearest Wifey -

‘Tis the day after Christmas and time marches on. On into history we go, tearing into the most notorious events of human-kind. Unmindful of the greatness of the times, my most important concern is for hastening the day when I may hold you tightly and hear from your sweet lips that you do love me with all your heart. To me, that would be the momentous happening of the year.

I hope that my little family was completely satisfied with the presents I sent and the others they also received and that you had a happy pleasant day at home with a few visitors and not too much work. But I can be positive that you, my darling, didn’t get the relaxation you deserve, but you did have a wholesomely happy day didn’t you. Naturally, I hope it was just a wee bit lonesome - but only a wee bit!

We had a good big dinner and this time the menu was fulfilled to the letter except that the grapefruit cocktail wasn’t exactly a cocktail. It looked like just a plain half-grapefruit to me.

I opened he rest of my pkgs and got a purse from Mom, a couple of hankies, a pecan roll, shaving cream, & hinds-honey lotion, of all things - for my chapped hands she said. Viola gave me a dog-tag necklace which I can use. Jessie played with me by giving me a fooler. It was a box shaped like a tie box with a false front showing a nice blue tie. When opened it revealed a bar of castile with the admonition to keep my neck clean. She gave me the unusual shaving lotion, talcum and toothpaste combination to help keep me sweet and nice till I get hope to you. These things you possibly know of already, but I thot I’d better mention them.

The finger-nail clipper from Buzzy is just what I’ve especially needed since I left home. Where did you get it! That little picture carrier from Karen is just the thing. Now I must trim the picture you sent I can trim it down to fit the holder without hurting it a bit.

The picture, dear heart, is just what I’ve wanted. It brings your sweetness and dearness and loveliness so much closer to me. It doesn’t flatter you a bit and, as you say, could be better posed, but, darling, it does portray your worth to me. Thank you very much for the trouble you went thru to get it for me. I will hold it dear.

Did I tell you in my Sunday letter that you can depend whole heartedly on my resolution to not ever let you from me again? Well, take it from me, that is an established objective of my every remaining breath. High sounding, but true! Darling, don’t you believe that I have already made enuf resolutions to preclude the necessity of any more at this new year’s beginning?

Do you think you can save your first New Year kiss for me? I am saving mine for you!

I love you, my darling, and your darling babies.

I love you, I love you, I love you

Rex